Live blog: Cardinals at Saints

Summary of 35 articles · Updated Sep 27, 2013

We know the Saints' offense will be one of the best in the league. The Saints had the ball for 35 + minutes in this game, when you control the ball like the Saints did Sunday it is hard for another team to have a chance to win. An examination of four hot … (more)issues from the New Orleans Saints ' 31-7 victory over the Arizona Cardinals Safety Malcolm Jenkins didn’t want to go too far in declaring the Saints’ defense as “legit.” The Cardinals abandoned what worked running the ball and then looking to Larry Fitzgerald and Michael Floyd and it resulted in just 22 yards in the third quarter. He's a big receiver and if you aren't getting pressure on the quarterback and it's a throw and catch, Drew Brees is a good enough quarterback to put it where he can catch it and he's a good enough athlete to make all of the catches.

Double Coverage: Dolphins at Saints

One team is the biggest surprise in the NFL. The other has worked its way back to prominence after the return of its Super Bowl-winning head coach. That leads to a monumental matchup of undefeated teams when the Miami Dolphins travel to face the New Orl…

Film study: Reviewing Saints' defense

Here are some observations on the New Orleans Saints' defense (and special teams) after reviewing the tape of their 31-7 victory against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3: No blitz required: A play-by-play breakdown confirmed how impressive the Saints’ fo…

Saints don’t care where you came from

The New Orleans Saints have used six undrafted rookies in their lineup this season after defensive end Glenn Foster and tailback Khiry Robinson made their debuts last Sunday. (The others are guard Tim Lelito, tight end Josh Hill, linebacker Kevin Reddic…

New Orleans Saints finally playing complementary football to help a thriving defense: Film Study

Arizona Cardinals' mental miscues root of loss to New Orleans Saints

SARASOTA, Fla. -- It's impossible to pick only one reason for the Cardinals' offensive struggles in Sunday's 31-7 loss to the Saints, so coach Bruce Arians didn't try on Monday. The Cardinals (1-2) couldn't convert often enough on third downs (two of la…

Cameron Crazy: Why The Revamped Saints are 3-0

Cameron Jordan (94) and the Saints held Atlanta to 88 rushing yards in the opener; overall New Orleans is fourth in the league in total defense. (Greg Nelson/Sports Illustrated) For two years, since they were selected 11th and 24th in the first round of…

Saints VS Cards: The Recap

Big win for the Saints and with the win several questions as well. Couple this win with the Miami victory over Atlanta and the Saints are looking good with an early two game lead in the NFC south. This game was big in a lot of different ways, but the bi…

Upon Further Review: Cardinals Week 3

A review of four hot issues from the Arizona Cardinals' 31-7 loss to the New Orleans Saints: No stopping Jimmy: The Cardinals shouldn’t feel bad. Saints tight end Jimmy Graham is doing this to everyone he plays against. He finished with 134 yards and tw…

Upon Further Review: Saints Week 3

An examination of four hot issues from the New Orleans Saints' 31-7 victory over the Arizona Cardinals: Legit D: Safety Malcolm Jenkins didn’t want to go too far in declaring the Saints’ defense as “legit.” But he did say that it's doing a better job of…

NFL Week 3 Winners and Losers – If the Saints’ defense is really this good, look out NFC

A winning team on Sunday allowed just 247 yards (and only 161 passing), gave up seven points and looked very strong on defense. Yep, it was the New Orleans Saints. Last year, the Saints set a NFL record for most yards allowed in a season. They switched …

New Orleans Saints run game struggles continue against Arizona Cardinals: Notebook

Locker Room Buzz: New Orleans Saints

NEW ORLEANS -- Observed in the locker room after the New Orleans Saints' 31-7 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Welcome, Vaccaro: As expected, rookie safety Kenny Vaccaro's teammates tried to keep him humble after his first career interception in the …

Locker Room Buzz: Arizona Cardinals

Observed in the locker room after the Arizona Cardinals' 31-7 loss against the New Orleans Saints. Thinking about Dan: Cardinals coach Bruce Arians opened his news conference talking about nose tackle Dan Williams, who lost his father last week in a car…

Game balls for the New Orleans Saints' 31-7 win over the Arizona Cardinals

In a team effort hampered by the lack of an effective running game, the New Orleans Saints turned to their passing game and their increasingly impressive defense to secure the victory against Arizona. The Saints ended the game in...

Saints roll to 3-0 start

Once again, the Saints’ defense more than held up its end of the bargain. Once again, New Orleans reaped the rewards. After allowing the Cardinals (1-2) to score the game’s first touchdown, the Saints shut out Arizona the rest of the way en route to a 3…

Arizona Cardinals offense stalls in loss to New Orleans Saints

NEW ORLEANS -- Every Saints home game is like Halloween, Bruce Arians said last week, and for a while on Sunday, the Cardinals offense had the best costume in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. It came dressed as something formidable and dangerous, opening th…

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NFL Nation Buzz: New Orleans Saints

Saints' surging defense is the truth

NEW ORLEANS -- At some point, we've got to stop asking whether or not what we're seeing from the New Orleans Saints' defense is for real. The defense has been the driving force behind all three victories by the unbeaten Saints, including a dominant 31-7…